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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to lower the cost of diesel fuel during a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Centre on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds on 5 October 2026 in Grand Island, Nebraska. WIN MCNAMEE / AFP
Business & Economy

Trump’s diesel deal has no winners

Keith Johnson 20 October 2026
Turkish-American writer Kenan Orhan Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Kenan Orhan tackles themes of exile, fear and memory

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 19 October 2026
Eduardo Ramon

How Canadian poet Anne Carson mourns through play

The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature has drawn on the ancient Greeks to invent new forms of writing "in playful dialogue with the classical tradition"

Bahaa Iy'ali 10 October 2026
A motorcyclist rides past a monument in support of the Malian Army in Bamako on 26 April 2026. AFP

Mali weighs its options amid US and Russian overtures

With its mineral wealth and jihadist dilemma, Mali is entertaining both the Americans and the Russians, to see what each can offer, and what they want in return

Sergey Eledinov and Konstantin Terentev 10 October 2026
Daria Lada

What makes a conspiracy theorist?

Several recent studies have delved into the psychology behind the belief in secret plots, whether it be in health, politics, or technology

Alaa Emara 10 October 2026
The oil tanker Valetta as it approaches Cape Kamenny in the Gulf of Ob shoreline in the southeast of a peninsula in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, 250 km north of the town of Nadym, northern Russia. ANDREY GOLOVANOV / AFP

Russia doubles down on its Arctic oil push

Moscow wants it to show that, despite war and sanctions, it can still build a project of such scale in one of the harshest environments on Earth

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 09 October 2026
Al Majalla

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 October 2026

Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arab publishing houses

Khodr Al Agha 06 October 2026
A person holds a piece of raw ore at the Al-Amar gold mine in Al-Quwayiyah, 195 kilometres southwest of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on 28 May 2008.
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How Australia fits into Saudi Arabia’s mining ambitions

Saudi Arabia wants to develop more of the value chain at home. Australia offers a useful combination of resources and experience to help in that effort

Alice Gower 05 October 2026

Global oil supply under increasing threat

Fares Garabet 04 October 2026
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist 04 October 2026
Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to supporters as he arrives at the ruling party's La Libertad Avanza headquarters following the results of the national midterm legislative election in Buenos Aires on 26 October 2025. LUIS ROBAYO / AFP

Milei puts the Falklands back on the table: why now?

Given his close ties to the UK and Israel, the Argentine president's recent table-thumping over the strategic islands is being read by some as a bid to win voter favour ahead of next year's polls

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 03 October 2026
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Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Trump's tariffs are changing the global trade ecosystem

16, Oct 2026

Trade routes and composition have changed, but not the overall flow, with ASEAN countries playing a bigger role

Abdulfattah Khattab
Sara Padovan
Politics

Student protests test France's Republican promise

18, Oct 2026

Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited

Elie Kossaifi
Helena Perez Garcia
Profiles

Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji
Culture & Social Affairs

The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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